Lyric discussion by AngelofBradley1 

Cover art for Easier lyrics by Glen Phillips

The CD recording of this does feature the beginniing verse of "I was eighteen, so were you I was that Birkenstock, geek-rock dude You were the back-flipped, doe-eyed tree-climbin' Earth-mama Beautiful evergreen girl " I have never heard it sang any other way, and I've heard it performed 4 times now.